Bracero Program 2.0 Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jul 14, 2025
What it does
The Bracero Program 2.0 Act would reform the H–2A agricultural worker program by creating an online portal for employers to file petitions and post jobs, establishing a wage rate of the state minimum wage plus $2.00 per hour, extending the period of authorized admission to one year, and creating a six-year pilot program for portable H–2A visas allowing workers to change employers within a state without re-petitioning, subject to a cap of 10,000 workers at any time. The bill also expands eligibility to include greenhouse and indoor farm workers, mandates GAO reports on program integrity and worker protections, and requires registered agricultural employers to provide workers’ compensation…
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